Vladimir Putin and President of China Xi Jinping witnessed the signing of agreements on gas supplies from Russia to China via the Eastern Route.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Director of the China National Energy Administration Wu Xinxiong signed a Memorandum of Understanding on gas supplies via the Eastern Route.

The second document, a purchase and sale contract between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation was signed by Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee Alexei Miller and Head of China National Petroleum Corporation Zhou Jiping.